Xavier Nady was activated from the disabled list and will start tomorrow. He’s available as a pinch-hitter or if this thing goes long. Cliff Floyd left for Florida. He’s eligible to come off the DL on Thursday. … A lot of the pre-game talk was about the lost art of bunting. Milledge dropped one down last night and Willie Randolph agrees that with his speed over a full year he could get 15 to 20 bunt hits. … Everybody available in the bullpen today.

John Delcos enters his third season covering the Mets for The Journal News after eight seasons on the Yankees beat. Prior to coming to New York, John covered the Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Browns and Cleveland Indians.